Young Man with a Horn

“Put down your trumpet, jazzman. I'm in the mood for love!”

6.4(55)19501h 52m

DramaMusicRomance

Taken in by the musical world as a young orphan, Rick Martin grows up with a desire to play pure jazz instead of the commercial gigs he lands, whilst also coping with the problems caused by his tempestuous marriage to an aloof heiress.

Director

Michael Curtiz

Revenue

$1.5M

Cast

Kirk Douglas

Rick Martin

Lauren Bacall

Amy North

Doris Day

Jo Jordan

Hoagy Carmichael

Willie 'Smoke' Willoughby

Juano Hernández

Art Hazzard

Jerome Cowan

Phil Morrison

Mary Beth Hughes

Marge Martin

Nestor Paiva

Louis Galba

Orley Lindgren

Young Rick

Walter Reed

Jack Chandler

Paul E. Burns

First Pawnbroker (uncredited)

Dan Seymour

Mike (uncredited)

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1 review

John Chard

7y ago

8.0

This trumpet is part of me, the best part! Young Man With A Horn is inspired by the sad life of jazz musician Bix Beiderbecke, a sad life because Bix would succumb to alcoholism and pass away at the age of 28. Rick Martin (Kirk Douglas) is the fictional character of the piece, the film is told in flashbacks of Martin's life through the nostalgic reminiscence of pianist Smoke Willoughby (Hoag...